Today on the blog, a fun card to create, a 1969 career-capper for former slugger Rocky Colavito, from my "Whole Nine" custom set released last year:
In
his last season as a Major League player, Colavito split the 1968
campaign between the Loa Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees,
hitting .211 with eight homers and 24 runs batted in over 79 games and
204 official at-bats.
Between 1956 and 1966 there were few Major League batters who hit homers
as frequently as he, hitting 358 home runs playing for the Indians,
Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Athletics.
He topped 40+ homers three times, with a career-best 45 in 1961 while also leading the American League in 1959 with 42 blasts.
By the time he retired, he hit 374 homers with 1159 RBIs over 1841 games in 14-years, finishing Top-5 in MVP voting three times and making the All-Star team six times.
He topped 40+ homers three times, with a career-best 45 in 1961 while also leading the American League in 1959 with 42 blasts.
By the time he retired, he hit 374 homers with 1159 RBIs over 1841 games in 14-years, finishing Top-5 in MVP voting three times and making the All-Star team six times.